Poll finds most people, for some reason, think Trump doesn’t keep his promises

Faith in his promises has collapsed over the past two months.

The number of Americans who think President Donald Trump is a man of his word has plummeted over the past two months, according to a Gallup poll released on Monday. Between early February and early April, the percentage of Americans who think Trump “keeps his promises” fell from 62 percent to 45 percent, a 17 point decline.

But one issue in particular may have affected public perception of Trump’s trustworthiness: the period between February and April is when Trump tried — and failed — to topple Obamacare and replace it with his own health care plan. ThinkProgress examined all the promises regarding health coverage that Trump made on the campaign trail and found that Trumpcare would violate every single one. Most notably, Trump’s legislation would not have brought about universal coverage, as promised. In fact, it would have stripped millions of predominantly low-income Americans of their insurance.

Even in the brief period between when Gallup conducted the survey and when it published its results, Trump has gone back on his word in significant ways. Last week, for example, he went back on a campaign vow to label China a currency manipulator.